querer
to want
"Quiero descansar, pero primero necesito descansar de planearlo."
I want to rest, but first I need a break from planning it.
to love, to care for
"Te quiero incluso cuando ordenas mis cajones."
I love you even when you organize my drawers.
masculine noun
· commonlove, affection
"Todo lo hizo por puro querer."
She did it all out of pure love.
querer infinitive
Base forms
Present "I want"
yo quiero
"Quiero dormir hasta el año que viene."
I want to sleep until next year.
"No quiero ser adulto, quiero volver a ser responsabilidad de alguien más."
I don't want to be an adult, I want to go back to being someone else's responsibility.
"Quiero tacos y que me dejen en paz, en ese orden."
I want tacos and to be left alone, in that order.
tú quieres
"¿Quieres pizza o quieres mentir diciendo que estás a dieta?"
Do you want pizza or do you want to lie saying you're on a diet?
"Si quieres que algo salga mal, ponme a cargo."
If you want something to go wrong, put me in charge.
"Quieres cambiar el mundo, pero no te levantas del sofá."
You want to change the world, but you won't get off the couch.
él/ella quiere
"Mi gato quiere atención, pero solo cuando él lo decide."
My cat wants attention, but only when he decides.
"Ella quiere WiFi gratis más que el amor verdadero."
She wants free WiFi more than true love.
"El corazón quiere lo que quiere, generalmente carbohidratos."
The heart wants what it wants, usually carbohydrates.
Preterite "I wanted"
él/ella quiso
"Quiso impresionarla cocinando y casi quema la cocina."
He wanted to impress her by cooking and almost burned down the kitchen.
"Rosa Parks no quiso levantarse y cambió la historia."
Rosa Parks didn't want to get up and changed history.
"Mi alarma no quiso sonar y perdí la reunión importante."
My alarm didn't want to go off and I missed the important meeting.
nosotros quisimos
"Quisimos salir temprano, pero Netflix nos retuvo como rehenes."
We wanted to leave early, but Netflix held us hostage.
"No quisimos ofender, pero el autocorrector tiene otras ideas."
We didn't want to offend, but autocorrect has other ideas.
"Quisimos hacer ejercicio, terminamos comiendo helado."
We wanted to exercise, we ended up eating ice cream.
Imperfect "I used to want"
Future "I will want"
Conditional "I would want"
Present subjunctive "that I want"
tú quieras
"Haz lo que quieras, pero no me culpes después."
Do whatever you want, but don't blame me later.
"Cuando quieras venir, avisa con tacos de anticipo."
When you want to come, let me know with tacos in advance.
"Como quieras, pero yo tengo razón igual."
Whatever you want, but I'm still right.